*vent* camping

Lasmartchika

kdz526 wrote: »

ah s'mores...the basic smore is splitting a graham cracker in half, roasting a marshmello on the open fire, and when its to its gooey goodness done, putting it on one half of a cracker, top it with a piece of chocolate, then put the other cracker on top. My family likes to tweek the classic by using peanut butter cups for the chocolate, or chocolate squares with caramel in the middle. We also like to use shortbread cookies with the fudge stripes and solid fudge on the back for the top and bottom instead of crackers and chocolate (makes it easier to put together).
I do need to drink more water when I am out camping. Hubby tends to take the kids off treking thru the wilderness while i sit and read a book and mind the dog.

Well, there you go!! Instead of staying sitting, go hiking with your family. Be more active!!

Francl27

BFDeal wrote: »

I've never understood camping. I'm not going to work all year to pay my bills just so I can pretend to be homeless for a week when it's time to take a vacation.

Lol!

Camping isn't my thing either. But you don't HAVE to have 3 beers and 3 s'mores.

Ishii19

What if you went by weekly calories during camping season? So like if your calorie goal is 1600 just make it 1500 Monday to Friday then you have an extra 500 for the weekend. Add that to a couple hikes and you should be able to fit in beers and s'mores easily! Enjoy your summer

star1407

I might just have to break my s'mores virginity

wizzybeth

I'm weird in that I really only like the toasted marshmallow. I can take or leave chocolate most of the time unless I am very hungry and that's all that's around - and the same with graham crackers. I don't hate 'em, but don't love 'em enough to spend the calories on them. I could put away half a bag of toasted marshmallows though.

kdz526

Wooo..only up a pound and a half after this last camping weekend. Maybe I'll figure it out one of these times

Sarasmaintaining

MelissaAnn1983 wrote: »

Your weight fluctuates during the week. Weight on Friday's. I have noticed that I am up after a weekend but down right before. I am sure you are ok.

This. I'm always up several pounds on Monday, and then my lowest weigh ins are usually on Fridays. OP-we're big campers and I don't have an issue with my weight, because I'm still in control of what foods I eat/what I drink. I already know ahead of time what I'll be eating for the weekend and I keep an eye on portion sizes. Nothing wrong with Smores etc, just fit them into your calorie goals and enjoy

Magenta529

BFDeal wrote: »

I've never understood camping. I'm not going to work all year to pay my bills just so I can pretend to be homeless for a week when it's time to take a vacation.

HA!! You made me literally laugh out loud

ksmi141

I have this problem, too. Sometimes the camping is for vacation and sometimes it's for work, but even with all the setting up camp, hiking and squirrel food (if it's for work), I never manage to lose weight. I've heard others make similar comments about not losing weight on these trips, and we were hiking for hours (5-12/day) over pretty rough terrain, but most of it wasn't heart pumping cardio. Late night beers, marshmallows, and high fat foods tend to be ingrained in both work and vacation camping trips. I'm guessing the extra cardio is going to be the difference in losing weight on camping trips.

jaga13

kdz526 wrote: »

We go camping alot in the summer and for the last 2 weekends have gone and will be going for several more weekends in the next few weeks. Every week I get down to just below 160, then on monday after camping, have poped back up to 162 or 163. By the end of the week, I am back down again but ugh. Its frustrating, I do try to save up calories over the week so i don't go over for my weekend, but end up going over by several 100 calories. The beer, smores and all the tasty bbq just do me in. I do fix veggies and load up on those instead of chips, but never fails. Its frustrating! I just need to avoid the smores (i don't do them the first night, but the second night I partake)...but the beer...camping and beer just go together!!

I really don't think you're gaining several pounds in one weekend and then losing them the following week. That would be a huge amount of extra calories, and again a huge deficit over a short amount of time. Just sounds like the alcohol, sugar, and sodium all contribute to bloating and normal fluctuation. I agree with a previous poster-stop weighing on Monday! Weigh on Fridays.

And yes, as others said, take advantage of the site and walk/hike/bike, etc a lot to earn those smores. Maybe pick two splurges instead of all of them (this weekend just beer and chips, next weekend just smores and bbq). You could try alternating beer with diet soda. I'm not advocating drinking soda on a regular basis, but once in a while instead of beer as a calorie free alternative may help.

kdz526

I know it is water weight cause I am not going over board with the tasty treats, and save up calories from during the week to pad the weekend. Its just a smidgen of frustration being expressed. I did take bud select 55 in addition to other beers to have a lower cal alternative. I also walk the dogs thru the campgrounds a couple times a day. Last week I was down under my previous lowest from the friday before camping by weds, so it will be the same this time too. Its the alcohol I tell you..the tasty tasty beverages that make my person save all the extra water.

Sweets1954

It sounds like you need to make sure you are drinking enough water on your camping trips. I know it's not easy, I use to do a lot of camping and I would crave water. You might try freezing milk jugs of water and packing them in a cooler, you will have cold water to drink as they melt. You don't have to give up all the beer, bbq, and smores, maybe just cut back. I'm sure your husband is taking the kids so you have some time to yourself but instead of reading a book, take a hike or pick a nice spot, walk to it and take your book along so you can "treat" yourself to some reading there. Since you seem to be bouncing back and forth on only 2 or 3 pounds, this may just be water weight.

cwolfman13

kdz526 wrote: »

Wooo..only up a pound and a half after this last camping weekend. Maybe I'll figure it out one of these times

I don't think you can honestly make any correlations here. Natural body weight fluctuations for most people are anywhere from 1- 5 Lbs day to day. This is why trend analysis is important, not the actual number or weigh in to weigh in values.

I'm down 2 Lbs this morning from yesterday morning...yesterday I went out and had a massive brunch with my wife and mother in-law and then worked on my camper most of the afternoon while I guzzled full calorie beers...then I cooked Brats and German Potato salad for dinner...by your logic, eating a crap ton of food and beer resulted in weight loss form day to day...but really, it didn't.

azulvioleta6

Is somebody forcing the beer and smores down your throat? Is somebody keeping you from exercising the whole weekend?

There are tons of healthier things that you can cook over a campfire. Pocket stew is great. Take a look around Pinterest--I bet that you could find 100 things to eat while camping that would fit with your diet goals.

Lexieberry

Take a hike while drinking beer and on breaks, enjoy smores

ArkMom35

The same thing happened to me when I went camping. I hiked everyday, walked a lot around the campsite too, tried to guesstimate my intake, set myself at maintenance, and still gained 3 lbs. It was worth it though.